Comments on: Robert Kubica joins Renault for 2010 as doubts grow over Qadbak-Sauber entry

By: polishboy808

polishboy808 — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:23:26 +0000

For those of you who say heidfeld needs to be the best in the team, your very deeply mistaken. Heidfeld is one that needs to be pushed to preform. If he isnt (such as in the case of villnueve or frentzen),He wont preform very well. If you look at it, hes done the best with Kubica, who definitly pushed him hard.

By: remus

remus — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:44:52 +0000

hahaha the K&K team with Renault…a hell of a team….i was with Renault all my live!hope to 2 see them back again on the edge!!!

By: koen

koen — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:05:42 +0000

kimi is done, i don’t think he even wants to drive in formula 1 anymore.
he has’nt got any drive, any intrest anymore.
new teammate for kub.: bertrand baquette, winner of formule renault and he won a test with the renault f1 team

By: Ted

Ted — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:53:11 +0000

Tim, what a lot of crap! In 2007 Heidfeld had more points because he participated in more races than Kubica. In 2008 Kubica was better by a milessss ! In 2009… Kubica is ahead again !!!

By: Ted

Ted — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:44:53 +0000

you’re a funny guy Heidfeld better than Kubica ? More reliable ? What F1 are you watching ?

By: ryan

ryan — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:23:15 +0000

Hamilton and Button at Mclaren 2010
Kovalainen to Renault with Kubica.
Raikkonen and Barrichello at Brawn.

By: ryan

ryan — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:22:33 +0000

Button and Hamilton at McLaren as Brawn will be lucky to be anything above the mdifield in 2010

By: ryan

ryan — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:22:29 +0000

Button and Hamilton at McLaren as Brawn will be lucky to be anything above the mdifield in 2010

By: Randy

Randy — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:32:28 +0000

Totally agree, a big budget team like Renault needs to get the best drivers available. Quick Nick is sneaky fast, ego free, and a great test and development driver. Hopefully he finds a good seat for next year.

By: MH

MH — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:57:27 +0000

but Kimi has already declined to show his interest with Renault at his interview with, “no, not with them”..!

By: canteen

canteen — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:35:18 +0000

if.. Button becomes champion
if.. Button won’t take the paycut
if.. Button feels Brawn would to too slow nextyear

and assuming other teams won’t consider an outpaced Champion…

Hamilton and Button at McLaren would make Keith very happy

By: canteen

canteen — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:23:07 +0000

Briatore is not there anymore.
just a pure prediction anyway.

Toyota is dumping Trulli and Glock
Glock might get a seat at deutsch-ed Team,
whereas Trulli have to wait for
other puzzles to be filled.
instead of getting into new-unknown car,
Trulli would be a better choice than
Briatore-backed Grosjean at Renault too.

Brawn’s pace is deteriorating.. really
are they gonna comeup with another loophole?

By: Paige Michael-Shetley

Paige Michael-Shetley — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:18:15 +0000

It’s starting to look like Kovalainen at Renault in the other seat, according to other sources.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:11:37 +0000

If you had read the article regarding Heidfeld vs. Kubica, you would have seen that in every year but one as teammates, Nick has outscored Bob. BMW Sauber offered him a rivalry he could win….. and he did just that (albeit not in the general public’s opinion)

By: Cyclops

Cyclops — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:06:55 +0000

So it’s done, Robert is with Renault, everybody expected that and I think all will agree that it WAS his best option at the moment. For Renault, as well.

A for Heidfeld, I think teaming up with Kubica at Renault wouldn’t be a dream-come-true for any of them. They didn’t work well together in BMW. To be frank, they worked against each other, trying to claim the number 1 position in the team, despite the the fact the dr Mario insisted on equality. Some may argue that Kubica deserved the no 1 spot, at least when he was leading the drivers standing, but it is all a “what if” story. Heidfeld however deserved a racing seat, and it would a loss of one of the most consistent drivers if he didn’t get one. He is capable of fantastic defensive and offensive maneuvers, and would be an asset to every team, maybe besides the big guns like McLaren or Ferrari. I think Williams would suit him well and he should be given the number one spot there.
Also knowing the high sporting ambitions of these two guys, I really doubt they will hook up again. It’s not a matter of hatred like Hamilton-Alonso case, but they just don’t give each other enough space.

By: Random Chimp

Random Chimp — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:51:48 +0000

Or worse still… TodtF1

By: Tarzan

Tarzan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:03:29 +0000

Renault’s ban is suspended. As was Mc Laren’s in 2007 (2008?)

By: seskuj

seskuj — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:20:21 +0000

as a malaysian…i dont think nakajima and narain will be in lotus next year….lotus looking for a experience driver and i believe both narain and nakajima is just apiece of crap…alex yoong already said that he never ever back to f1 if he get a crap car. i believe lotus driver for next season will be fairuz fauzy and heidfeld/fisichella…

By: The Limit

The Limit — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:06:43 +0000

This has worked out reasonably well for Robert Kubica. With the BMW Sauber team drawing its last breathe, and the prospects of a new team arising from the ashes in doubt, Kubica had no choice but to jump ship.
As mentioned by Keith, it is also good to see Renault investing in their team’s future by signing the Polish driver up. Kubica is alot better than his F1 results suggest, and Renault along with other teams would be aware of this.
In many ways, I believe this is a stepping stone for Kubica. No doubt, his friendship with Fernando Alonso has carried alot of weight, and its not impossible to imagine Fernando playing a significent role in selecting a driver to replace him at Renault.
In years to come, and if the Renault/Kubica relationship bears fruit, he may follow Alonso to Maranello. This, ofcourse, depends on his performances and that of Renault.
The terrible end of season form in 2008 really undid the promise Kubica had shown leading up to his victory in Canada. Its not hard to imagine the atmosphere at BMW Sauber a year ago, and this season, as the team has floundered and eventually imploded.
As for Nick Heidfeld, I fear he is witnessing the end of his F1 career. One small crumb of hope, is that Button and Barrichello were in this position at Christmas, and now they are championship contenders. But realistically, his best chance is with one of the new teams.

By: Dr Jones

Dr Jones — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:04:10 +0000

Sorry, i’m a bit confused. Is Renault banned next year? So why did Kubica joined that team? Aiming only for driver’s points?